When the ball drops tonight, what will you resolve to do? Losing weight and getting organized are two of the most common resolutions, but there are many more being made around the ICT. Thanks to the focus groups I have on Facebook and Twitter, several people were willing to share their resolutions with me.
Dani Stone – 1) Put myself first more often. 2) Champion VOGM (Vein of Galen Malformation), a disorder that affects my daughter, harder than I did last year. 3) Become more organized, mentally & …

The holidays are filled with traditions of all kinds – sacred, off-beat, classic, new…
I recently took an informal Twitter poll about the holiday traditions Wichitans hold near and dear. Some of these may be just like your own and some might become new additions to your list of must-dos for the season.
I will start with mine because, frankly, I’m writing this article and can do what I want. A holiday tradition my husband and I have had every year is to drink champagne or wine and watch A Christmas Story …

Do the deed. No, not THAT deed. The creators of DotheDeed.org are hoping to inspire Wichitans to do something nice for someone else and, in return, ask them only to pay it forward.
Do the Deed is the brainchild of Wichita advertising agency, Greteman Group, which was looking for a holiday project and came up with the idea to promote intentional acts of kindness. Tracking cards for good deeds are customized by the good-deed-doer and handed to the recipient of their kindness. The card tells the recipient about Do …

There was a time in this nation when, for African-Americans, racial barriers existed for everything from marriage to bathrooms. When it was less deadly to be seen and not heard – a time when friendships between women of two races simply didn’t happen, especially if one of those women was your maid.
First-time author Kathryn Stockett writes about the struggles of African-American maids in the 1960s and the women they worked for in the novel The Help. Set in the segregated and volatile town of Jackson, Mississippi, The Help …

Malena Lott is a woman with a vision. Her goal? Bringing book clubs back with some sass. “Girlfriends don’t get together as much as we would like. A book club makes reading a priority and provides a nice structure for a girls’ night out,” Lott said.
As an author, Lott has written and published two novels, The Stork Reality in 2006 and Dating DaVinci in 2008. Encouraging literacy isn’t just job security, it’s a passion for this mother of two in Oklahoma. “Studies have shown …